Hey, I'm Raena

I'm a geeky chick living in Melbourne, Australia. I like knitting, riding my bike, coffee, wine, reading, and building little bits of fluff for the Web.

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Let's all play Breeder Bingo!

That's right, girls. Get out of those universities and workplaces and stop making excuses. Your country needs you to get on your backs to make babies for Australia.

15 February 2010, 12:09 am
Pass/Fail Fail: When Designers Think Design Solves Everything

What Tyler's produced really doesn't hit the spot. It's pretty, sure, but I'm having a lot of trouble seeing how these redesigns actually solved a genuine problem. All that seems to be happening here is an exercise in how it would be totes awse to use his favourite display typeface.

9 February 2010, 11:50 pm
HOWTO: Epic Lazy Lemon Slice

I made a lemon slice and took it into work today. It may well be the laziest lemon slice recipe in the world. Go for it!

7 February 2010, 9:15 pm
iSnack 2.0? Seriously?

Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame.

27 September 2009, 12:48 am
Paywalls and News

Don't whinge and say "well mainstream media sux too omg," because a decent journo with a quality bullshit filter still beats some pimply-faced yoof's two-minute brainfarts on YouTube any day of the week.

15 August 2009, 7:36 pm
An "I TOLD you so" moment

Gee whiz, what a revelation from one Robert Scoble.

12 August 2009, 6:45 pm
Yet Another Reason to Love the Kindle

Without a cover, no one need know that you're getting your fix of [cheesy vampire action](http://www.thetwilightsaga.com/). Death to scornful poseurs.

14 July 2009, 11:52 pm
Green Avatars for Iran: An Exercise in Slacktivism

The real action is happening in Iran. Don't confuse solidarity with action. You're not rocking the free world by being a spectator.

23 June 2009, 8:42 pm
"Wolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input."

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

18 May 2009, 1:55 pm
There's more to NetRegistry's naughty nurses

NetRegistry's doctors and nurses stand at CeBIT ruffled some feathers. I didn't think the nurses alone were all that bad, but there's more to this story to cause disappointment. Here's why.

17 May 2009, 12:49 am
I'm on a Twitter diet

I'm drastically reducing my use of Twitter. You can read about that over here at Twitip, which is (unsurprisingly) a blog all about Twitter tips. One thing I very imply quite strongly is that Twitter is like junk food, and...

2 April 2009, 6:04 pm
Sexy Web Design

It’s here! Sexy Web Design is out now. It’s the first book I’ve edited so I’m extra thrilled. The book goes through the process of creating a design, from brief through research through to design and deliverables. It’s a...

18 March 2009, 3:18 am
The Wonderful World of Unicode

☕ HOT BEVERAGE The most delicious of all the Unicode characters. ♘ WHITE CHESS KNIGHT Alternately, “OMG HORSIE!” ♨ HOT SPRINGS Alternately, delicious pancake. ☋ DESCENDING NODE Ideal for tweeting about your latest piercing. 〠 POSTAL MARK FACE Japan: awesome....

3 March 2009, 6:16 pm
Get your Social Marketing Bullshit Bingo Card

I love what I do but sometimes I feel like I need to get all the weird internet-isms out of my system. So, without further ado: It has gradients! It has a beta label! It has curved corners!1 It has...

25 February 2009, 4:25 am
The insignificance of Twitter

Almost a hundred people are dead and thousands are homeless from the Victorian bushfires as I write this. It is a horrible tragedy and I am thinking good thoughts for everyone. Meanwhile: Wow. Really? Sure, Twitter is great, but let’s...

8 February 2009, 1:30 pm